Multicultural Recognitions and Celebrations
After School Basketball Program
Throughout this Term 1, Basketball Victoria has been engaging some of our students in an after school basketball program. This after school basketball program ‘Outlet’ provides young people the opportunity to enjoy basketball in a non-pressure environment. With a top-level coaching available to work on their skills or just enjoy some fun basketball themed games.
Outlet also exposes young people to better themselves off the court through sessions on leadership, employability, cultural identity, mental health and more delivered by partner organisations with further opportunities to be pursued in other fantastic programs.
This program is open to any student attending our college regardless of skill level.
Any student interested in participating in this program can see Mukasa for further information.
Presentation by Dandenong Proactive Policing Unit
On Monday 28th March 2022, students in year 8 and 9 were invited to attend a presentation which was presented by Dandenong Youth Resource Office. For many years now, the Victorian Police has released a fun, educational resource to help police engage with young people and teach them about who they are and what they do. The main purpose of this presentation was to help our students better understand the role of the Victorian Police in our Greater Dandenong community, aspects of the law, personal safety and cyber safety. Throughout this presentation, students had the opportunity to ask questions on the different topics that were presented on that day.
African students fighting stereotype - Victorian Youth Parliament Program 2022
Congratulations to the six students from Lyndale Secondary College, Narre Warren South P-12 College and Cranbourne Secondary College who have been selected as one of the 20 teams across Victoria, to participate in the 2022 Victorian Youth Parliament Program.
The names of those students are as follows:
Danya DAOUD – Lyndale Secondary College
Nyachuot KOANG – Lyndale Secondary College
Mluta KATAWAMBE – Cranbourne East Secondary College
David TAIWO – Cranbourne East Secondary College
Razaz ELGHALI – Narre Warren South P-12
Nyaliep THOWAT – Narre Warren South P-12
Their journey ahead will include support with writing a Bill addressing a state-based issue that they would like to see changed or added into Victorian legislation. Bills will be introduced into the Youth Parliament, debated, and voted upon during the sitting week held in the chambers of Parliament House, Victoria. The youth parliament will be sitting from Monday 27 June until Wednesday 29 June.
This exciting news has been shared by the local paper and you may access the link below:
https://cranbournenews.starcommunity.com.au/news/2022-02-26/african-students-fighting-stereotype/
Good luck to our wonderful students as they embark on this special journey together.
‘Lyndale Speaks’ – Empowering Student Voice
Since the beginning of Term 1, our talented and wonderful students have been sharing their own stories and experiences on ‘Lyndale Speaks’ podcast while encouraging their peers to fully engage with our college community. ‘Lyndale Speaks’ – Empowering Student Voice is a media program operated by African-Australian students at Lyndale Secondary College that allows them to interact with their peers, teaching staff, and members from the college community to discuss different issues relevant to them. The media program has now developed focusing on the podcast and news-style programs for students to increase their confidence while strengthening their skills in research, writing, presenting, and collaborating amongst their peers.
Click on the videos below to watch the full podcast.
Monga Mukasa
The School Community Liaison Officer
Indigenous & Multicultural Coordinator